Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

I purchased the same set from 99perfumes.com for around the same price and was wondering the same thing!? but now that you have mentioned it is on Amazon, I am guessing that it may have been a set that may be making the rounds on the discounters til they are gone. I've never done an order from this website which had me even a little more worried, but with a 20% discount I couldn't pass it up!

Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

Update: Package came in today. Oily stuff on the fragrance bottle, and the shower gel I got is a 2.5 not a 3.4. Also, I put in the code or w/e on the bottom of the bottle in http://checkcosmetic.net/ and it came out as a February 2008 manufactured date... past expiration..

Any idea of temperature range of New Jersey Amazon warehouse where this was kept? I don't really want to go through with a refund, as I want the fragrance and it's already here. Heh

The color of the juice is a light color, it doesn't seem dark/red as if oxidized. It was inside of a bag, wrapped in some kind of paper, and inside of a box. So light was maybe not a problem, thing I'm concerned about is the temperature, and it's age. But the 2nd spray I did on myself it does have that citrusy opening smell that I've read/heard about. So perhaps the juice is still good, even though it's maybe from 2008? Would spraying on a piece of paper towel and coming back to it hours later be a good way to test longevity, due to olfactory fatigue?

Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

The fact that it comes as a gift set is comforting to me. On the other hand just because Amazon sells it themselves doesn't mean it is 100% authentic. I see that comment a lot on this site but YES Amazon is loaded with counterfeit fragrances like several other online vendors.

Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

Two things you should take to heart:

1. I have never seen even a photo of a counterfeit Guerlain fragrance. ever. (Mr. G will back me up here)
2. Fragraces last waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy longer than 3 years if stored properly. Don't worry about that.

Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

Originally Posted by lovingthealien

1. I have never seen even a photo of a counterfeit Guerlain fragrance. ever. (Mr. G will back me up here)

Trust your nose.

Go to www.drugstore.com and do a search for Heritage by Guerlain. I believe you own a bottle of this as I do. My box doesn't look like this at all. I saw one like it up close in an indian discount store last weekend. Don't be so trusting I guess I see too many of these in NYC. Capital of counterfeit junk.

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Well it is concerning, the supposed manu. date, oily residue on bottle, differing codes, the plastic also looks like a lot of minor scratches on it. Dunno what the deal is. Hopefully it is legit.

Box sets aren't usually factory sealed. It's possible that any number of things have happened to that bottle - it sounds like it's been handled, and could even possibly be damaged from light exposure, traded from another box, etc. One thing that it is not is counterfeit - I can guarantee you that.

The manufacturer's codes are usually different on the box set and the bottles even in brand new box sets from high-end retailers. I assume this is because the box sets are assembled some time after the bottles are manufactured. Check out one the next time you're at Neiman Marcus or Bloomingdale's.

Originally Posted by thatmakesscents

Go to www.drugstore.com and do a search for Heritage by Guerlain. I believe you own a bottle of this as I do. My box doesn't look like this at all. I saw one like it up close in an indian discount store last weekend. Don't be so trusting I guess I see too many of these in NYC. Capital of counterfeit junk.

"Trust your nose" is the only way to go.

Grab that shit up! it's vintage!

Guerlain changed all their boxes in 2008 to the ones with the long tassel logo - they used to all be like this, with the odd boxy logo. Before that was the black and white zig-zag pattern, and before that the blue paper boxes.

Seriously, though, I have n e v e r seen a fake Guerlain - even in New York when we were there in March - and I've seen a LOT of fakes. I have, however, seen very old bottles of extrait refilled with god knows what - maybe a mixture of the extrait and EDC, or even Emeraude in one case. If it's in a spray bottle, you're good.

I was surprised to see so many fake bottles of By Man and Encre Noire while I was in NYC, though. Wasn't aware these were highly desirable fragrances.

Re: Any fake L'Instant de Guerlains?

Actually, I went and smelled the paper towel piece I sprayed and then I sprayed myself again and it did kind of seem like hamster bedding, haha. And a sweet citrusy smell (for the fresh spray). Earlier I sprayed myself and went outside and did some jogging/walking. Don't blame me on this next part, but it might kind of smell like D&G's The One (for men) to me (after the citrus part). I'm still a noobie/novice, and my nose isn't as developed as a lot of people yet, heh.